Why are monkeys being given treasure?

[Nifft]

Wizards of the Coast conducted a study of Role-players' purchasing habits and determined that RPG games and supplements with a primate on the cover sell significantly better.

That perfectly explains this new trend towards magical anime dragon monkeys:

Cheers, -- N

 

[Dire Bare]

Monkeys are clearly the meta-game mechanic for wealth.

Wait, I'm confused.

When we need to gear up our new 4e characters, do we pay in monkeys?

Or do we pay to the monkeys?

It's probably the latter . . . . damn, dirty apes,er, monkeys . . . .

 

[Tharen the Damned]

Monkeys are clearly the meta-game mechanic for wealth.

It all makes perfect sense.

Cheers, -- N

So no more Gold Pieces but Monkeys instead?

Boy, bags of Holding and Peanuts will become the standard items in 4th.

 

[Khuxan]

Good job of making all the Jonathan Coulton references before I got here, folks

 

[D.Shaffer]

4th Ed. Now with more monkeys. Great taste, less filling?

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

I wonder if Noonan realizes that his Monkey reference will never die. I predict that in 8-10 years, when we're all complaining about the imminent approach of 5th edition, people will still be making monkey jokes in reference to treasure.

 

[dmccoy1693]

D&D 4th Edition, better known as Monkey Dungeons and Dragons or MD&D.

EDIT: Monster Manual, ha!. Now its the Monkey Manual. Dungeon Master => Dungeon Monkey. Is it true they are replacing Gnomes with Monkeys as a playable race in the PHB?

 

[Snapdragyn]

Is it true they are replacing Gnomes with Monkeys as a playable race in the PHB?

Meh. You say ta-MAY-to, I say ta-MAH-to.

 

[Nifft]

Monster Manual, ha!. Now its the Monkey Manual. Dungeon Master => Dungeon Monkey. Is it true they are replacing Gnomes with Monkeys as a playable race in the PHB?

I'll let you know when I get my copy of the 4e Player's Handbaboon.

Ook, -- N

 

[pawsplay]

I guess it remains to be seen whether it will contain the Barbarian Ape.